At least 38 die after bus plunges from bridge in southern Italy

From Barbie Nadeau and Livia Borghese, CNN

Updated 8:39 PM ET, Mon July 29, 2013

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Deadly bus crash in Italy – Workers remove the wreckage of a bus on Monday, July 29, near Baiano, Italy. The bus was returning pilgrims from a weekend visit to a Catholic shrine when it went off a bridge in southern Italy on Sunday, July 28, killing dozens of passengers, including some children, officials said.

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Deadly bus crash in Italy – A firefighter inspects the wreckage on July 29.

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Deadly bus crash in Italy – Police inspect the site of the crash on July 29.

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Deadly bus crash in Italy – Rescuers prepare coffins for victims of the crash on Sunday, July 28.

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Deadly bus crash in Italy – The bus lies on its side after plummeting off the bridge on Sunday, July 28.

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Deadly bus crash in Italy – Rescuers climb over the overturned bus as they try to free passengers.

Deadly bus crash in Italy – Emergency workers and onlookers stand among damaged cars at the scene of the accident.

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Deadly bus crash in Italy – The bus reportedly collided with several cars before falling from the elevated highway.

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Deadly bus crash in Italy – Damaged cars and debris litter the scene of the accident.

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Story highlights

Police: The bus struck 11 cars on the road before falling off the bridge

Officials report two more deaths -- one from a hospital and a body found under the bus

A police official says more bodies could be found in the wreckage

Ten people survived the crash

A bus returning pilgrims from a weekend visit to a Catholic shrine went off a bridge in southern Italy on Sunday, leaving at least 38 dead -- including some children, officials said.

The death toll rose by two after one person who was hospitalized died, and the body of another victim was found under the bus, fire brigade commander Alessio Barbarulo said Monday.

Ten people survived, Barbarulo said.

The bus was traveling east of Naples in Avellino province, the Italian news agency ANSA reported.

More bodies could be found in the wreckage, Avellino police official Pasquale Picone said. Picone did not have an exact figure for the number of passengers on the bus, though reports indicate as many as 50 may have been on board.